Let's finish the home trilogy... at home! That's right, no matter how many times Kevin says he's done with superhero movies, Dustin will be able to talk him into just one more. What else do you need for this description? It's Spider-Man... the biggest movie of the pandemic. We're not even covering it our usual way... Spider-Man! Thwip!
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Marvel Entertainment and IDW Publishing announced today that the two companies will develop middle-grade comic books designed for younger readers. Featuring some of Marvel’s most popular characters, the monthly issues and trade paperback collections, published by IDW, will be available for sale at local comic book shops and book retailers across the country, expanding opportunities for the next generation of Super Heroes to experience the Marvel Universe.
Read MoreWith Marvel relaunching The Amazing Spider-Man this week with writer, Nick Spencer, and artist, Ryan Ottley, on board, I decided to take a look back at one of the most controversial Spider-Man storylines ever - One More Day. Even though an overwhelming majority of Spidey readers would agree that the storyline would be better off forgotten, I revisit it and make a case for the arc as one of Peter Parker's most heroic moments! Check it out!
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It's rare that I write about anything nerdom related that isn't a review. My time as it is just doesn't allow for the same dedication. I'd previously written about these jackets and suits and discussed them on a former iteration of the Comic Bastards Podcast. Needless to say before even thinking about writing this post, I fucking bought some coats. I don't even need fucking coats but I bought coats!! I'm dead serious, I saw the prices and was like, "Fuck yeah." The whole dang family is getting coats! Check it out, if you don't, more coats for me. Suits too, but I'm not skinny enough to wear any of their suits so I'm just a fat guy looking into the window that is the internet...
Again, none of this is sponsored, just some cool comic shit I'm excited about... for once!
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Welcome to the Comic Bastards end of the year list. Similar to our group reviews, each of the participating writers will be giving their picks for their best and also worst comics of 2017. Without further ado, here are our #1 picks for Worst of 2017.
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019 - This week is an audio-only podcast, but looking at the low amount of views I might just be doing an audio podcast going forward. I'm sick as hell this week and not in a rock'n'roll kinda way. Also, I'm shaking things up by talking about Bendis signing to DC and Disney attempting to buy Fox. I ran long and reviewed three books as well.
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004 - Hey we're finally back with our next episode. If you're expecting these on any regular basis, then you're already disappointed. Kevin and I record these when the ideas strike and when there's time. On this episode of Comics to the Maxx we tackle Marvel's villain problem! Where are all of Marvel's good villain's? Why are they so easily beaten and rotated out like the hot trash they are? All this and more will probably be addressed on this episode.
Read MoreI'm back with another Dot-to-Dot video. This time around its Guardians of the Galaxy which is apparently now a blanket term for anything from the Marvel space line. There is a time lapse video of course so stick around for that and again, sorry for so many headshots. Still working out the kinks on this stuff. At any rate, my thoughts are on the end of the review, so you don't need to read anymore.
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Go to any online casino and you’ll find that the slots are some of the most prominent games – but then they’re estimated to be the biggest money earners so it’s not such a surprise. What is surprising though, is the sheer range available. There are games designed to suit every taste and interest and movies are a particularly popular genre.
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Gambit has been a favorite among fans of the Marvel comic book universe since his first appearances in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 and Uncanny X-Men #266, both published in 1990. Also known as Ragin’ Cajun, the good-streaked mutant rogue from New Orleans has stirred the hearts and imagination of many with his personality as much as his explosive card-slinging skills. Anticipation for the upcoming movie adaptation has been building with every update, whether related to a new juicy detail or another delay. Perhaps, its creators’ lengthy deliberation will result in an X-Men instalment to rival the public’s approval and box-office success of Deadpool and Logan. Good things come to those who wait, as they say, and it is hoped that this will be one such case.
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002 - Welcome back to Comics to the Maxx, the only podcast that cares very little about what's happening in actual comics because we're just here to create stories for characters, publishers, and properties that we enjoy! Aside from talking about Rob Liefeld's kitchen, this week we're taking on the entirety of the Marvel Universe. This episode is based on an interview Brian K Vaughan did with Brian Michael Bendis in which it was revealed that BKV was once offered a series in which it would have been the Marvel Universe according to BKV. You can look at this episode as the Marvel Universe according to Dustin and Kevin. We hope you enjoy and share the podcast.
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Those in the audience old enough to remember a time when comic books and video games were exclusively the domain of the bullied, social outcasts and nerds must be pretty perplexed to live in this day and age.
Read MoreUnlike my regular reviews, I've decided to do this one as a video since it's the best way to cover something like a dot-to-dot aka, heavy on the visuals. After introducing the book, I tried out a time lapse video, and I will fully admit that you stare at the back of my head for far too much of it in the beginning. I underestimated the camera placement and just how on top of the paper I would need to be to see the small numbers. It gets better about half way through and don't worry it's not that long. The ending is just a reveal of the page I completed and my final thoughts on the product. I'm not going to score it because it seems silly when this is really a product you'll be interested in or you won't.
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Once upon a time, a kid from New York City picked up a shield and charged into battle…A prodigal son lifted a sacred hammer and proved himself worthy…And an arrogant genius forged an armor that would harness his true potential. Together, they became some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and ushered in the age of marvels! Today, Marvel Comics is proud to present an exciting new series, done in the mighty Marvel manner uniting Marvel’s iconic heroes with their modern-day torchbearers for a fun and fast-paced adventure fans have been waiting for! This August, prepare for Marvel’s GENERATIONS!
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007 - This week on the cast we have only two subjects to talk about. The first being the Marvel flub earlier in the week. Steve and Dustin will walk through some of the issues they feel Marvel is dealing with while dissecting the comment made by the Marvel sales VP. After that we continue our segment "Year of the Bastard" with a look at the second volume of Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos. Please feel free to leave comments, subscribe and add to the discussion in anyway you can think of, thank for listening. (Remember to click the arrow or the title to go to the show!)
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The King of the Inhumans – now in his very first solo series! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at BLACK BOLT #1 – the new series launching on May 3rd. Award-winning science fiction author Saladin Ahmed (Throne of the Crescent Moon) makes his Marvel debut alongside fan-favorite artist Christian Ward (Ultimates) to take you deep inside the mind of the silent monarch of Inhumanity. With a voice that can crack a planet in half, he’ll find himself somewhere he never thought possible – imprisoned at the edges of the cosmos! The newest resident of a prison designed to house the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy, Black Bolt must find out how he ended up here and who imprisoned him. But first, he’ll have to survive a fight to the death with a fellow inmate – The Absorbing Man! It’s time for the Midnight King to plot the impossible: an escape! That is…if he survives. Prepare for a truly mind-bending sci-fi epic unlike any other when Ahmed & Ward bring you the can’t-miss BLACK BOLT #1 – on-sale May 3rd!
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Dental records? Anyone, anyone… dental records? I mean we’re basing this in the modern era, and you’re telling me that no one’s first thought is to see if the rich kid has dental records still? Fuck me this show is stupid. It’s not just the dental records, but the fact that it’s now wasted two episodes establishing if Danny is really Danny.
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LADIES...
Originally I was just going to point out the weird pants and make some Logan jokes and call it a day, but then I saw his weird Voldermort/every eyeless freak from a horror movie, face. Seriously, is Wolverine supposed to be the stuff of nightmares? $80 bucks for Nightmare Wolverine with his kissable lips of death.
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By Dustin Cabeal
Ew, themed variants! That pays the bills folks. That and when you've run out of iconic covers just go back and mine them over and over again... and then again and again. While I think it's great that MJ is getting some love, most of these covers are creepy looking. I posted comments all over them so enjoy that shit, or not, don't care.
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005 - Welcome back to another week of podcasting. Do you enjoy the every other week format? We hope so, but feel free to give us some feedback about the show, be that the content, the duration or the schedule. On to business, we have a new Unpopular Comic Opinion for you, spearheaded by Steve. On the Best/Worst Comic I read this week, we have Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps and Hungry Marie... we'll see which is which. Lastly, an advanced review for X-O Manowar #1, coming soon from Valiant Comics. Oh, I should mention that we had internet problems several times throughout so the video is way jacked up, but the audio is fine.
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